Res 1982 - 07 Setting Sewer Rental Charges for Single Family Dwellings, Multiple Dwellings, Amenity Structures, Schools, Churches, Public Buildings, Commerical & Industrial UsersCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 82- 07
RESOLUTION SETTING SEWER RENTAL CHARGES FOR SINGLE FAMILY
DWELLINGS, MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, AMENITY STRUCTURES, SCHOOLS;;
CHURCHES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USER
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 803 provides that the sewer rental charges for
the use of the City municipal sewer system by any single family residence,
duplex, school, church, public building, multiple family dwelling,commercial
or industrial user shall be determined from time to time by Resolution of the
City Council;' and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that users pay on the basis of sewage generated; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the Mendota Heights real estate tax is levied
to supplement the operation of the City's utility system, and this'portion of
the tax averages approximately 20% of the sewer service charge,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Mendota Heights that the following schedule of sewer rates be established:
I. Single Family Residence, including Townhouses with individual sewer and
water services: !�
A. Dwellings served by a central water system:
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1. Sewer charge shall be based on water useage during the
immediately preceding November, December and January based
on the total of the following: 1
(i) A minimum of $19.00 per Quarter shall be charged for
water useage of 29 100 cubic feet or less;
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(ii) Water useage in excess of 29 100 cubic feet shall be
at the rate of 70 cents per 100 cubic feet. For the purposes
of this resolution, 100 cubic feet shall be deemed equal to
748 U.S. Gallons.
B. Dwellings served by on-site, individual wells shall pay a flat
charge of $19.00 per Quarter.
II. Residential Complexes, including Multiple Dwellings, Duplexes,
Townhouses, Apartments, Condominiums, and Amenity Structures with
less than one sewer and water service per dwelling unit:r
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A. $19.00 per Dwelling Unit per Quarter, or
B. 70 cents per 100 cubic feet of water used in the immediately
preceding November, December and January quarter, whichever is
larger. ,
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Commercial, Industrial, Church, Public Building or School
A. Sewer rental shall be based on water used during the previous
quarter. The rate applicable shall be as follows':
1. Sewer users with metered water supply:
(i) 70 cents per 100 cubic feet of water
based on previous quarter water use. The
charges for such use shall be as follows:
Water Meter Size
3/4" & smaller
1"
1 1/4"
1 1/2"
2"
. 3" & larger
Private Pump
Capacity Gallons
Per Minute
0-10
11-30
31-50
51-75
76-100
101-200
201-400
401-600
over 600
used, billed quarterly,
minimum quarterly
Quarterly Charge
$ 28.00
34.00
45.00
90.00
180.00
360.00
2. Sewer users not having metered water will be charged
according to the following schedule: 1
Required Water
Service Meter
Size
5/8 inch
3/4 inch
1 inch
1 1/4 inches
1 1/2 inches
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
6 inches
Quarterly
$ 57.00
57.00
80.00
100.00
135.00
275.00
550.00
1160.00
2520.00
Charge
per quarter
per quarter
per quarter
per quarter
p0.
er quarter
per quarter
per quarter
per quarter
per quarter
B. Commercial, Industrial, Church, Public Building or School
sewer users, whose water is metered, may petition for
adjusted billings if satisfactory evidence indicates
that less than 90% of water used is discharged into the
sanitary sewer.
IV. Sewer service outside corporate limits of Mendota Heights.
A. Those rates applicable to the uses described above multiplied
by 120%.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing sewer rental charges shall be
effective as of January 1, 1982, or upon the original hookup to the City
municipal sanitary sewer system, whichever last occurs. Said sewer rental
charges shall be payable quarterly for each of the quarterly periods ending
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. In the case of
a connection to the municipal sewer system occurring during a quarter, the
quarterly charge shall be computed from the date of such connection. Payment
of such rental charge for each quarter shall be made to the City by the twenty-
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second day of the month immediately following the last month of the quarter.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 81-13, adopted on March 3, 1981,
be and the same is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 19+th day of
January, 1982. t
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By
ATTEST:
Kthleen M. Swanson
City Clerk
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Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor